Phonograph cabinet



May 1, 1923. 11,453,464

P. IRIBE PHONOGRA PH CAB INET Filed'June 5 1920 vwo/wtov,

PAUL IRIBE L A Mom mm PAUL 11mm, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

PHO'NOGMPI-I CABINET.

Application filed'June 5, 1920. Serial No 386,838,

T 0 all whom it mayconcem Be it known that 1, PAUL IRIBE, a citizen of the Republic'of France, and a resident of New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Phonograph Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates primarily to phonograph cabinets although it is applicable to a wide variety of uses.

An object of the invention is to provide a phonograph cabinetwhich can readily be adjusted toxproject the sound in any desired direction without danger of injuring ,the floor in the process of adjustment.

Another object is to provide an apparatus of the above type, which shall be stable in constructionand pleasing in appearance.

Otherbbjects will bein part obvious and in .,part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly consistsin the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of .parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafterset forth and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the following claims.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings the figure shows a View in longitudinal sectionrof a preferred form of my invention. v Referring to the drawings, the phonograph "comprises a cabinet member 1, which may be of usual construction but which by preference-is shaped in the form of a vase as'shown. The cabinet has the usual motor 3, sound box 4, hinged cover 5 and'the disk box G nea rits bottom.

The'cabinet' member is supported preferably upon a wooden pedestal 7. For'fi'rmly retaining the cabinet member in position upon the pedestal and yet permitting 'rota-, tion thereof substantially frictionlessly, I

prefer to form the construction substantially as follows: The pedestal member 7 has a metallic reinforce comprising preferably a base member 8 and an axial tubular member-.9 which by preference is threaded in plaee into the base-member as at 10 and is firmly secured thereto by a lock nut as at 11. The base reinforceis preferably countersunk as at 12 to accommodate the nut 11 as well as other parts to be described below. The cabinet member is of thickened construction as at 14 at the tapered'pa-rt nearthe bottom, characteristic of the vase shape above referred to- A reinforceiplate 15 extends over the interior of the bottom portion of the cabinet and is secured in place by screws as at 15. Threaded axially into said reinforce plate 15 I provide a metallic tube 16 which by preference is firmly secured in place by alock nut 17 The plate 15 thus serves to connect tube 16 rigidly with the cabinet member, the plurality of i wood screws 15 forming a more desirable connection than would be possible by threading'or wedging the said tube into the wooden structure of the cabinet member. A ball hearing 18 is interposed between the top'of the wooden pedestal member and the bottom of the cabinet member. This ball bearing comprises a lower race member 19 having "a friction fit upon a reduced portion 20 of the metallic-tube and resting upon theshoulthe axial open- Y of nut 17 inthe cabinet member and upon the free end of said pin there isthreaded a nut 26,a washer 27 being preferably interposed between'the nuts'26 and 17. If desired a cotter pin or the like 28 may be passed through the pin above the nut 26 thereby preventing undesired coming loose of the latter.

It will be seen "that the entire weight of the cabinet member is supported upon the single ball bearing 18", thus dispensing with the need for the extreme accuracy of manufacturerequired where two or'jmore ball bearings, one above the other are'used t0 distribut the load between them. The thrust due to theweight' of the cabinetmemb'er upon the ball bearing race-19 in the pedestal is entirely sustained'by the metallic reinforce of the pedestal comprising the base 8 and the tubular member 9. -The upward reaction of the pedestal upon the' cabinet member is takenentirely by the tube 16 and reinforce 15 and distributed by the latter over a substantial area of the wooden portionfthus preventing excess strain on any delicate wooden part. The strains due to Weight are thus borne entirely by the reinforce members although none of these parts can be seen when the phonograph is assembled and its beauty is thus not impaired by the elements affording it mechanical strength. The pin 25 and the ball bearings 18 cooperate in maintaining the cabinet in axial alignment with the pedestal. It Wlll also appear that the cabinet member cannot be lifted off the pedestal withoutremoval of nut 26 from the upper end of the in. p The machine is easily assembled. For this purpose the headed pin 23 is inserted upwardly through the bottom of the pedestal with its head at the bottom and the pedestal is allowed to stand on its base. The balls of the bearing are now inserted in place w thin the race 19 in the pedestal. The cabinet member without its interior fittings and apparatus is then mounted in place by passlng the tube 16 over the end of the pin 25 whereupon the nut 26 is threaded in position, thereby drawing head 24 into firm contact with nut 11 in the countersunk part 12 of the pedestal base. Thereafter the cotter pin 28 may be applied. The interior fittings and apparatus belonging in the cabinet may now be installed and the apparatus is completely assembled. The assembly is thus quite convenient and it is unnecessary to reverse or lay on their sides any of the parts, thus eliminating the danger of accidental destruction or injury in assembly.

In use, if it is desired to project the sound in any given direction, the cabinet member is simply turned about its axis to the appropriate position, the ball bearings permitting this rotation to take place frictionlessly, noiselessly and with small effort and avoiding the danger of scratching floors or injuring rugs which would be encountered Where the ordinary phonograph cabinet is shifted bodily for effecting such changes of direction. Moreover, the tapered construction of the bottom of the cabinet eliminates projecting corners which are likely to strike the body of a person attempting to turn the same, apart from the consideration that the vase shape including this tapered construction produces a pleasing appearance.

It will be understood that my invention can be carried out in numerous embodiments and that the specific form disclosed, although preferred, isonly by way of illustration.

I It will also be apparent that many of the features of my invention may be applied to advantage to apparatusor furniture other than phonograph cabinets.

1. In a phonograph, in combination, a wooden pedestal, a Wooden cabinet member, a ball bearing for sustaining the latter,

a metallic reinforce within said pedestal,

said reinforce including a metallic tube, a race of said ball bearing at the upper end of said pedestal and sustained by said tube, said cabinet member having a reinforce in cluding a metallic tube extending axially through its bottom, the second race of said bearing being sustained at the bottom of said latter tube, a pin extending through said tubular members, means for preventing upward Withdrawal of said pin fromsaid pedestal, and a nut threaded upon the upper end of said pin and in proximity to the reinforce of the cabinet.

2. In a phonograph, in combination, a wooden pedestal having a metallic reinforce base, an axial tube rigid with said base, a cabinet member having a metallic reinforce bottom, an axial tube rigid with said reinforce, a ball bearing having one race secured to said pedestal tube and the cooperating race secured to said cabinet tube, a pin extending through both said tubes, and means to retain said pin in position.

3. In a phonograph, in combination, a wooden pedestal having a metallic reinforce base, an axial metal tube threaded into said base, a cabinet member having an axial metal tube extending through its bottom and a ball bearing having one race rigidly secured to the upper end of said first tube and the second race rigidly secured to the lower end of said second tube, a pin extending through said tubes and having a head at its lower end, and means upon the upper end of said pin to prevent the same from dropping out of position and to prevent removal of said cabinet from said pedestal.

4. In a phonograph, in combination, a pedestal having a metallic countersunk reinforce base, an axial metal tube threaded into said base, a ball bearing including a race having a friction fit upon the upper end of said tube, a cabinet member having a metallic reinforce plate secured to the inner surface of its bottom, an'axial metallic tube threaded into said reinforce plate and extending through said bottom, the other race of said ball bearing havin a friction fit upon the lower end of said %atter tube, a pin extending axially through said tubes and having a head at'its lower end, and a nut threaded upon the upper end of said pin and in proximity to the upper end of the cabinet tube. V

5. In a phonograph, in combination, a wooden pedestal having a countersunk metallic reinforce base, an axial metallic tube threaded into said base, a lock nut threaded upon the lower end of said tube and fitting in said countersunk base, a cabinet member resting upon said pedestal and having a reinforce plate upon the interior of its bottom portion, an axial metallic tube threaded said tube and against said plate; a ball bearing including a first race having a friction fit upon the upper end of said pedestal tube and a second race having a friction fit upon the lower end of said cabinet tube, a pin having a head at its lower end and extending through said tubes, and a nut threaded upon the up er end of said pin and against said second named nut.

6. In a phonograph, in combination, a wooden pedestal tapering upwardly, a metallic thrust member countersunk in the re duced upper end thereof, a wooden cabinet member tapering downwardly, a metallic thrust member countersunk in the reduced lower end thereof, a thrust ball bearing interposed between said thrust members and a pin extending longitudinally through said thrust members and through said ball bear ing for retaining said cabinet in axial alignment upon said pedestal whereby said cabinet will appear to rest directly upon said pedestal, and said ball bearing will be concealed.

7. In a phonograph, in combination, a wooden pedestal having a metallic reinforce extending the height thereof, a cabinet member rotatably mounted thereon, said cabinet being exteriorly tapered toward its bottom and having a thickened lower wall, a metallic reinforce plate on the interior of said bottom, a metallic tube extending axially through said thickened lower wall, a ball bearing having one race secured upon the pedestal reinforce and the other race secured to the bottom of said tube, and a pin extending through said reinforce and through said tube.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 3rd day of June, 1920.

PAUL IRIBE. 

